Quiz on Glimpses of The Past

What song did Lata Mangeshkar sing at the function in Delhi?

• Saare Jahan Se Achha

• Vande Mataram

• Jana Gana Mana

• Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon

What was the main reason the English East India Company came to India?

• To establish a colony

• To find gold

• To spread religion

• For trade

Who was a prominent reformer from Bengal?

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• Bhagat Singh

• Subhas Chandra Bose

• Mahatma Gandhi

What oppressive policy allowed Indians to be jailed without trials?

• Regulation III

• The Salt Act

• The Rowlatt Act

• The Vernacular Press Act

What sparked the rebellion in 1857?

• Religious differences

• Famine and drought

• High taxes and new land rules

• Foreign invasion

Who was the Emperor that the sepoys praised during the revolt?

• Bahadur Shah

• Ranjit Singh

• Shivaji Maharaj

• Akbar the Great

Which language did the British try to replace with English?

• Persian and Sanskrit

• Urdu

• Bengali

• Hindi

Who was a popular leader from Faizabad during the fight for freedom?

• Maulvi Ahmedulla

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• Lal Bahadur Shastri

• Jawaharlal Nehru

What was the main effect of British laws on Indian industries?

• They made them stronger

• They crippled them

• They had no effect

• They improved them